Dumped cat escapes the crusher

Dan Cain

A CAT was lucky not to lose one if its nine lives after it was dumped in a household waste unit.

Skipper, a young black neutered cat, managed to escape from the unit at the household waste site in Willowbrook Road, Worthing, on Thursday morning – moments before its contents were due to be crushed.

It just seems such a heartless thing to do to discard them in household waste knowing they are getting crushed.

Billy Elliott, senior animal rescue officer at WADARS

It was spotted by staff who called animal charity WADARS.

Billy Elliott, senior animal rescue officer at WADARS, said: “It just seems such a heartless thing to do to discard them in household waste knowing they are getting crushed.”

The incident is not the first of its kind. Before Christmas two kittens were found dumped at the waste site.